Welcome to Women Leading the Way

Thank you for taking time out of your busy life to join us on this web site. This is a place where we celebrate the many ways that women lead. Each month we feature a story of a woman stepping up to lead the way – in her community, workplace, country, or tribe. We also offer capacity building activities and resources for nurturing all women in continuing to enhance our leadership skills and extend our influence. Knowing that we amplify our power when we connect with others, this site provides ways for women to learn with and from one another across cultures.

What is the intention of this site?
What will you find here?

We invite you to send stories of women you know who are making a difference in the world, and to submit methods and strategies you find effective in your own work as a leader.

What is possible in this moment?

“When I’m faced with a decision and neither the left-hand path or the right-hand path is desirable, I gravitate to the gray – and ask myself this question: What IS Possible in this moment?”

Our Story this month features Effie Brown, a confident, creative Elder who shares this perspective with us: “The gray area is full of possibilities.”

Approaching her 90th birthday, Effie says “There are two things that guide me: Curiosity, and Gratitude.” With deep appreciation for the diverse experiences of her life journey, she continues to trust both curiosity and gratitude to guide her decisions and frame her perspective.

Singing, leading groups, participating in committees and learning new technologies nurture Effie – as she nurtures and inspires those with whom she is engaged.

Effie Brown

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What can we learn from Tara Westover? J.D. Vance? Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

The currently popular Memoirs of these three authors transport us into an up-close-and-personal experience of their cultures–cultures likely very different from your own– and yet, at some level, you may feel they are describing your life.

About Barbara Spraker

Barbara Spraker, an educator, is a catalyst for transformation. She is passionate about drawing out and amplifying women’s power.

Our future depends on women’s leadership – leadership based on creating space for diverse voices to be heard, nurturing creativity and compassion, building relationships of trust where shared vision can emerge, and collaborating in action to bring those visions into reality.

Barbara taught in the Center for Creative Change at Antioch University Seattle and has led capacity-building workshops for women for more than 20 years.

Welcome to Women Leading the Way

What is possible in this moment?

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Visit the Blog:

What can we learn from Tara Westover? J.D. Vance? Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

About Barbara Spraker